Geena Davis, Matthew Modine Morgan Adams (Geena Davis) and her slave, William
Shaw (Matthew Modine), are on a quest to recover the three portions of
a treasure map. Unfortunately, the final portion is held by her
murderous uncle, Dawg (Frank Langella). Her crew is skeptical of her
leadership abilities, so she must complete her quest before they mutiny
against her. This is made yet more difficult by the efforts of the
British crown to end her piratical raids. Morgan Adams' father's dying
gifts to her are his pirate ship and a one-third part of a map of a
treasure island - unusually inscribed on his scalp. Thinking herself in
need of a Latin scholar to unravel the map, she buys learned slave
William Shaw and sets off in search of the rest of the map. However, it
is Shaw, obviously with plans of his own, who gets the second part.
He's somewhat easier to deal with, though, than the holder of the last
part - Morgan's less-than-loving piratical uncle Dawg. This is, in
spite of âbox officeâ opinion, the best pirate movie to come out since
Erroll Flynn swash his buckle across the screen!